Judge rejects DOJ request to block California from immediately counting ballots linked to alleged noncitizens – Fox News

Judge rejects DOJ request to block California from immediately counting ballots linked to alleged noncitizens  Fox NewsJudge denies feds’ request to block 20,000 California ballots in blistering opinion  YahooJudge rejects Trump administration’s bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots  Baltimore SunJudge says Trump bid to set aside California ballots would ‘wreak havoc’ on democracy  ReutersJudge denies the Justice Department’s bid to stop processing California ballots  NPR

A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have barred California from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters, saying the election "is already underway." U.S. District Judge David Carter, in a ruling issued late Wednesday night after a hearing in Los Angeles, said the government's request "would wreak havoc and disrupt the election that is already underway, create a chilling effect on election workers and voters alike, and discount the votes of United States citizens." The Justice Department immediately appealed the decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

CALIFORNIA MUST RESPOND TO DOJ'S EMERGENCY REQUEST OVER BALLOTS MAILED TO ALLEGED NONCITIZENS, COURT RULES "The district court denied our emergency request to sequester ballots from 20,000 suspected noncitizens," U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli wrote on X. "Every day, more ballots are processed by election officials. This ongoing emergency disenfranchises American citizens through dilution. The Solicitor General authorized an immediate appeal. We filed our Notice of Appeal and will immediately seek an emergency order from the Ninth Circuit." NEWSOM SPARS WITH TRUMP-APPOINTED PROSECUTOR OVER 20,000 SUSPECTED